Easter Day, 5 p.m. The Well 04/17/2022 by Christ Church Cathedral

EASTER DAY April 17, 2022 5 p.m.

Christ Church Cathedral Houston, Texas

The Sunday of the Resurrection The Holy Eucharist five o’clock in the evening The Rev. Bradley Varnell, Canon Missioner for Community Life and Young Adult Ministry Celebrant The Cathedral is equipped with a hearing loop for assisted listening via telecoil. We welcome you to Christ Church Cathedral. We have a socially distanced and masked seating section available. The east transept is reserved for those who choose both to physically distance and wear masks. If you’re sitting in that designated section, you are expected to wear masks and sit socially distanced. For others who wish to mask, we have masks available at all welcome tables.

Lighting of Votive Candles Worshipers are encouraged to sit in front of the alms basin. During the opening contemplative music, they are invited to observe prayerful quiet or to come forward to light a votive candle in acknowledgement of a prayer, concern, or in memory of a loved one.

Opening Music Traditional Irish and Scottish Tunes The celebrant will offer a welcome, after which the people stand.

Hymn b & b b 44 œ

Good Christians All Rejoice and Sing

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1. Good 2. The 3. Praise 4. Thy

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all eve sing life

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the - ry with laid

all, life songs bless,

world tongue hearts down,

re - joice and sing is risen to - day, of vic - to - ry; O ris - en Lord,

glad news we re - joice and up - lif - ted the life re -

bring: say: high: stored:

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the tri sing songs love and life sing we now

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Al Al Al Al

le le le le

umph a which with

of our long your can - not one ac -

œ œ lu lu lu lu

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King! way; die, cord;

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ia! ia! ia! ia!

Text: Cyril A. Arington, 1931, adapt. Becky Baxter, 2018 ~ Tune: WICKLOW ~ Irish traditional melody (slightly adapted) from Hymns For Today's Church, 2nd ed. 1987, 1998 ed. Michael Baughen, Bishop of Chester; Hodder & Stoughten; London, Sydney, Aukland Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. OneLicense.net #A-726591

The Word of God Celebrant Welcome to this holy place.

Friend and stranger, saint and sinner, all who gather here. Celebrant Come all who hunger, all who thirst for life in all its fullness. Come with hope or hesitation; come with joy or yearning; come. People Generous God and generous Savior, touch us through your Spirit. Celebrant The Lord be with you. People And also with you. Celebrant Let us pray. People

Stay with us, Lord, since the day is far spent and the night is coming; kindle our hearts on the Way, that we may recognize you in the scriptures, in the breaking of the bread, and in each other. Amen.

First Reading Reader

Isaiah 65:17–25

A Reading from the Book of Isaiah.

I am about to create new heavens and a new earth; the former things shall not be remembered or come to mind. But be glad and rejoice forever in what I am creating; for I am about to create Jerusalem as a joy, and its people as a delight. I will rejoice in Jerusalem, and delight in my people; no more shall the sound of weeping be heard in it, or the cry of distress. No more shall there be in it an infant that lives but a few days, or an old person who does not live out a lifetime; for one who dies at a hundred years will be considered a youth, and one who falls short of a hundred will be considered accursed. They shall build houses and inhabit them; they shall plant vineyards and eat their fruit. They shall not build and another inhabit; they shall not plant and another eat; for like the days of a tree shall the days of my people be, and my chosen shall long enjoy the work of their hands. They shall not labor in vain, or bear children for calamity; for they shall be offspring blessed by the Lord — and their descendants as well. Before they call I will answer, while they are yet speaking I will hear. The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, the lion shall eat straw like the ox; but the serpent — its food shall be dust! They shall not hurt or destroy on all my holy mountain, says the Lord. Reader People 2

The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.

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STAR OF THE COUNTY DOWN; Trad. Irish Melody, arr. Keith Duke; This music arrangement © Copyright 2005 Kevin Mayhew Ltd. ~ Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. CCL# 11426131; onelicense.net # 726591-A.

The Holy Gospel Deacon People

Luke 24:1–12

The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke. Glory to you, Lord Christ.

On the first day of the week, at early dawn, the women who had come with Jesus from Galilee came to the tomb, taking the spices that they had prepared. They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they went in, they did not find the body. While they were perplexed about this, suddenly two men in dazzling clothes stood beside them. The women were terrified and bowed their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, “Why do you look for the living among the dead? He is not here, but has risen. Remember how he told you, while he was still in Galilee, that the Son of Man must be handed over to sinners, and be crucified, and on the third day rise again.” Then they remembered his words, and returning from the tomb, they told all this to the eleven and to all the rest. Now it was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the other women with them who told this to the apostles. But these words seemed to them an idle tale, and they did not believe them. But Peter got up and ran to the tomb; stooping and looking in, he saw the linen cloths by themselves; then he went home, amazed at what had happened. Deacon People

The Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, Lord Christ.

The Reflection

The Rev. Kathy Rock Pfister, Canon Vicar

Prayers of the People (The People may remain seated) The Leader begins

As evening falls and courage sometimes falters, let us turn our hearts to God in prayer. Silence

We pray for those gathered here and all that lies heavy on our hearts. We pray that you would know our needs even before we recognize them. Grant us those good things for which we dare not, or in our blindness cannot, ask. Silence

We pray for those in positions of leadership in the world, our nation, our state, and our city. Grant them the spirit of wisdom, charity, and justice, that they may promote the well-being of all people. Silence

We pray for the sick, the bereaved, the oppressed, and the homeless, that they may be comforted by your Holy Spirit, who brings light to the darkest places. 4

Silence

We pray for the broken and torn fabric of the earth as it yearns for healing, trusting that you make all things new. Silence

We pray for this and all communities of faith. We pray that you would open the hearts of your faithful to seek your truth and pursue it in love. Silence

We pray that you would disturb us, Lord, when our dreams have come true because we have dreamed too little; when with the abundance of things we possess we have lost our thirst for the water of life. Push back, we pray, the horizons of our hopes, and move us into your future in strength, courage, hope, and love.

The Peace Celebrant The peace of the Lord be always with you. People And also with you.

The People greet one another in the name of the Lord.

The Holy Communion Offertory Hymn

Christ Has Risen While Earth Slumbers

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as Christ all

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The Great Thanksgiving Celebrant Come, Lord Jesus, be our guest. With friend, with stranger, with young People

and old, be among us tonight. Come close to us that we may come close to you. Strengthen us that we may strengthen one another. Renew us that where we have failed, we may begin again.

The People kneel or stand.

In the beginning God made the world. The world flowed from God and God shaped it, filling it with light and life. God knew the world, but we chose not to know God. We turned from him, and though he sought us through patriarchs, matriarchs, and prophets, still we strayed. Our rebellion imperiled the fullness God intends for us, and when the world could bear no more, God sent Jesus, his Son. Among friends, gathered round a table, Jesus took bread, and, having blessed it, he broke the bread and gave it to his disciples saying, “This is my body which is given for you.” In the same way he took wine, and, having given thanks for it, he poured it and gave the cup to his disciples saying, “This cup is the new covenant with God, sealed with my blood. Take this and share it.” Lord Jesus Christ, present with us now, as we do in this place what you did in an upstairs room, breathe your Spirit upon us and upon this bread and wine, that they may be heaven’s food and drink for us, renewing, sustaining, and making us whole, and that we may be your body on earth, loving and caring for the world. Through, with, and for the love of Christ, we share this bread and cup in the unity of your Spirit, Father Almighty. Amen.

The Lord’s Prayer Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever and ever. Amen. 7

The Breaking of the Bread Celebrant Alleluia. Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us; People Therefore let us keep the feast. Alleluia.

The Invitation to Communion Celebrant

So, come to this table, you who have much faith, and you who would like to have more; you who have been to this sacrament often, and you who have not been for a long time. You who have tried to follow Jesus, and you who have failed. Come. It is Christ who invites you to meet him here. All are welcome and encouraged to receive Communion, whatever one’s Christian tradition.

Prayer after Communion (The People may remain seated) Celebrant and People

Eternal Light, shine in our hearts. Eternal Power, be our strength. Eternal Wisdom, guide us as we serve you. Eternal Goodness, you have drawn us to your heart and united us in the Sacrament of Christ’s Body and Blood. Now grant that with all our heart, mind, and strength, we may evermore seek your face in all those we meet in the world. Amen.

The Blessing Hymn

Lord of the Church, we pray for our renewing

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Text: Timothy Dudley Smith, b. 1926; text ©Timothy Dudley-Smith ~ Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. CCL #11426131 Tune: DANNY BOY, Trad. Irish melody arr. Keith Duke ~ This music arrangement © Copyright 2005 Kevin Mayhew Ltd. onelicense.net # 726591-A

The Dismissal Celebrant Let us go forth in the name of Christ. Alleluia, alleluia. People Thanks be to God. Alleluia, alleluia.

Closing Music Traditional Irish Tune

Becky Baxter, Music Coordinator and Harpist for The Well Dr. Kimberly Clark, flautist Sally Keller, cellist

The Easter Music was Given to the Glory of God in Honor of Robert L. Simpson, Canon for Music.

The beautification of the Bishop’s Courtyard is given to the glory of God and in loving memory of Cindi Blakely and Ruth Blakely by Robert Blakely and Family.

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